The Raiders jumped ahead with a trio of tallies in the first stanza. SB's leading scorer Logan Santos grabbed his 14th and 15th goals of the season at 13:42 and 6:22. Cam Lynch, Casey Chodkowski and Justin Couture all picked up assists.

SB sophomore Brian Shea's tally at 2:01 made it 3-0. A.J. Shea's slap shot at 13:26 in the second extended the Raiders' lead to 4-0.

The Hilltoppers offense was active for the next several minutes, taking ten shots on goal, but all attempts were thwarted by SB goaltender Zach Raposa, who finished with 14 saves.

SB led 6-0 after tacking on two more goals with less than three minutes left in the second period, courtesy of Mike Quinn (2:45) and Shea's second tally (2:13).

Despite playing just the first two periods, Durfee freshman goaltender Nathan Moura turned in a strong effort, stopping 24 shots. Regular Cody Botelho took the helm for the final 15 minutes and saved nine.

The Raiders capped their scoring with goals by Zach Arruda (13:32) and Aaron Comeau (6:59), his first on varsity.

SB finishes with a sub-.500 record (9-10-1) but qualifies for postseason play after winning more than half of their non-league games (8-3-1) and half of their division contests against teams in their conference.

The Raiders had split their season meeting with Bishop Stang, the lone Division III school in the EAC.

"If we show good defensive zone coverage, we'll be fine," said Snyder. "We can skate with anybody and have some good sharpshooters. Once you get to the dance, anything can happen."

In their final minute of their high school hockey careers, Durfee captains J.P. Bonanca and Zach Pereira helped the Hilltoppers (0-19) conclude the season on a positive note. Upon receiving Bonanca's pass, Pereira tipped the puck to the left of Raposa with 56 seconds left in the game to put Durfee on the scoreboard.

"What's really impressed me about Durfee is how far they've come in their hockey program," said Snyder. "Their goalie made some big saves. My hat is off to Kevin (Robinson)."

"Any group of kids that can go through the season that they've had and play hard up until the final buzzer, I have plenty of accolades for," Coach Robinson said of his team. "The kids have formed friendships while improving together and that's what it's all about. The wins and losses can be important, but the life lessons you learn measure up there too."